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" UNITED STATES QPATENT `orrion CHARLES R. FOX, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

JOURNAL-BOX FOR SAVl/'IVIIIJLfCARRIAGrES.`

`Sppacification"forming part of Letters `Patent No. 10,888, dated May 9, 1854; Reissued July 1,8,

. I 1854, No. 271.

`To lll whom t may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES R. Fox, of?

Chicago, in thelcounty of Cook and State of:

Illinois, have invented a new and usefull Improvement in Sawmills; and I do hereby;

`declare that the following is a full, clear,%

and exact description of the constructiong and* operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 Vis a plan of the saw mill. Fig. 2 is a side elevation ofthe same. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the carriage. Fig. 4 is avert-ical section on line w m Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a plan of carriage boxes inverted, with vwheel B in position. Fig'. 6 is a side eleva-l tion ofcarriage box.

Similar characters of reference. denote the `same part of the machine.

The object of my invention is to `furnish the means of giving any desired set to the and also to `furnish a sure and simple set lo ofig for the carriage' when gigging back, and

aset up when moving forward. y y y The first portionof the invention consists in the employment of a pair of arms mov- -able around the feed rod, thelower armi `jointed to accommodate the back motion of the carriage, andthe upper arm carrying a sectional pawl with anoblique edge, so thati Vla some of the sections will always catch in the;

lratchet moving the feed rod; the position of the lower arm being` dependentupon the@ protrusion 4 of a` regulating rack against@ which the said arm rests, the advance or recedence of which rackdetermines the extent of, surface of an inclined stud to be passed over by the lower arm, and consequently the amount of movement given to the rachet revolving the feed rod.

The second part of the invention consists in placing under the carriage for` the recepfv tion of the rollers carrying the same, boxesI having linclined interior faces and otherwise constructed as will be hereafter specified, for -s `giving the carriage a lateral movement ati the backward and forward `motion ofthe ceiving the cut, when moving forward. This same, sufficient to clear the saw in gigging` i back, and insure a proper position. for re-l mill being so constructed as to cut by both` forward and backward motion, or if desired l to cut` at the forward movement only and gig back for the succeeding cut; this last? 1 gigging back.

1 being the `occasion for the employment of the second part of the invention. To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention I will proceed to describe its construction and operation. y

In the drawings A, is the frame of the carriage and B, the wheels, movable upon the rails C, by reaso-n of the rack E, on the bottom of the carriage meshing into the v,

pinion D, on the shaft F; this pinion being raised and `lowered and` thrown in and out of gear by means of the wedge lever a, rod b, and lever c.

Thesaw s, is screwed upon the shaft G u -in the usual manner and is ldriven by a band passed around the pulley H and a wheel connected with an engine or other power. This shaft Gr gives motion to theshaft F by reason of the band Z or e connecting said shaft G with the pulley f. This pulley is i fixed to the shaft g and has on each side the loose pulleysh and 7i for the reception of one of the bands el and e when the other is in operation.l

One of these bands Z `is.

straight, and the other, e, is crossed, so that ythe rotation of the shaft g produced by the bands, is in contrary directions; the crossed ward movements of the carriage, giving the Y same velocity to both movementsybut when the cut is `made in the forward direction only, a pulley mis secured` on the shaft G and the straight band passed overl it, so as to increase the velocity of the carriage when w The bands CZ and e pass throughthe Aslide n (Fig, 1) which is moved longitudinally by reason of its connection with the lever I acted upon by studs on the the carriage `as 1 will be hereafter set forth; this y, movement of the slide n causing one of thebandsfl` or e to pass from the fixed pulleyqfto one of the loose pulleys, and the otherband to pass from a loose pulley to the pulley f, according to the direction of said` motion of the slide, producing an immediate reverse of motion in the carriage from the same rotation of the shaft Gr, and this without any stoppage to the carriage, or the employment y of a bunting post, or any of the usual devices for the production of such reverse motion.

On the outer side o-f the carriage is the feed rod J having on its extremities the pinions p meshing into the racks K attached to the head block L so that the revolution of the rod J gives the lateral motion to the said block, which produces the feed ofthe log; and 'it is in manner of giving the requi` site amo-unt of revolution to this rod, that the first part of my invention consists.

I Upon the rod J is the'rachet Wheel P, em-

' 'plate u (Fig. 3) having on its edge notches= for the reception of the pawl o, the spacesy bracing which and movable around the rod J are the arms R and T, the former containing thesectional pawl g` the oblique vedge of T is governed by the extent of the surface of the stud to be passed. over, which will be greater or lless in proportion to the distance of the arm T from the side of the carriage, at `the time of striking the stud. This adjustment is regulated by the position of the rack r against the end of which the arm T rests, the rack meshing into the pinion t and being movedby the revolution of the between which are ygraduated to the various distances it may be desiredt-o move the head block, for giving the log any required feed.

The inclined studs are placed in the proper' positions for giving the feed during the forward movement of the carriage; the forward one B being movable to accommodate the several lengths of logs and being entirely removed when t-he mill is adjusted for sawing bythev forward motion olf the carriage only. The studs on the inner side of the carriage strike the lever I and operate the slide n as will be hereafter set forth.

The loge-is held between the dogs d el, one d secured to the head block L, and the other attached to the rack I and movable ylongitudinally by the lever J through the pinion K The operation of my improved saw mill is as follows. tween the dogs d and d as above described,

and the Vbands cl and e aranged for either` lthe single cut of the saw, or for the cut by both backward and forward motions of the carriage; the stud B being in the former case removed, and in latter case placed so as to accommodate the length of log, to which The log is first secured bethe requisite set is given for the firstcut; the plate a being turned so that the same thickness shall be produ'ced'byv the revolution of the feed rod for the succeeding cut. Motion is then communicated to the shaft Gr, causing as above described the forward motion of the'carriage, and the completion of the first cut. If the machine be set` to cut bythe back movement of the carriage, the arm T strikes the stud B after the completion of the forward cut, revolving the feed rod, and setting up the log; when Vthe rear stud on the inner side of the carriage striking the lever I shifts the band zZ-.to` the wheel j', and throws-oif-the band e to the loose wheel 7L producing an immediate reverse of motion, and a cutting of a board by the backward movement of the carriage. As the back cutis completed the forward stud on the inner side of the carriage strikes the arm of the lever I, producing the reverse position of the bands d and e from that just described, andr a consequent change inthe direction of the carriage; the arm T' producing the set 4of the log as it meets the stud B in its forward movement. In this way the mill continues operting until the log is sawn up. If it be desired to cut at the forward movement of the carriage only, the journals of the wheels B are set in the boxes C (shown in Figs. 5 and 6) and as they move forward they run up the inclined plane f and set the carriage up for the cut, while on the return for gigging back, the journals run to the opposite extremity of the box and pressing against the inclined plane f move the carriage sufficiently from the saw to admit of the carriage running rapidly back without interference with the saw. In this latter casethe stud B is removed, and the pulley m placed upon the shaft G for the reasons above set forth.

The boxes C in which the second part of the invention consists may be considered as self acting, the inclined inner faces moving the carriage over the journals, so that the proper lateral movement of the carriage is produced by the backward and forward action of the same. The plain boxes C are to be used when the cut is made by` both lmovements of the carriage. Y

If the operator should desire to reverse the motion of the carriage, the lever Zwill move the slide a; and by the act-ion of the lever c the carriage can be instantly stopped, the pinion D dropping clear of the rack.

The notches on the plate u are cut for different thicknesses of stuff and can be made with any required. degree of accuracy, as the sectional pawl g will secure the rachet for the slightest movement of said plate.

This arrangement therefore admits ofthe greatest accuracy in the feed of the log,/in sur-ing the cutting of stuff of any desired thickness.

The sides ofthe boxes C are movable so gigging back, and again setting up when that when the wear upon them by the action moving forward for the out, substantially of the journals j prevents their effective opas herein fully set forth. eration, they may be removed and new side In testimony whereof, I have hereunto 5 'pieces inserted. signed my name before two subscribing wit- 15 What I Claim as my invention and desire nesses. to soeure by Letters Patent, is- CHAS. R. FOX. The construction of the boxes C with the Witnesses: opposite inclined inner faces F F for giv- GEO. PATTEN, 10 ing the requisite set of to the carriage when SAML. GRUBB.

[FIRST PRINTED 1913.] 

